Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-06-09

small railroad bill, one which. in fact, has been
in effect for years. and consequently is not the
class of legislation the Governor declares has
not been passed. It relates to the liability OF
a foreign railroad company doing business ip
this State. in the matter of damages.
miscellaneous Items.
A snit has been filed in the Circuit
Con ia K .nsas City by John NJ. Curran
end VIII ,,..a Curran, against the Camp
bell Mercantile Company, of Sedalia. The
plaintiffs allege in their petition that the
defendant has published reports concern
ing their financial standing, which were
untrue and which were productive of in
jury to their credit in the mercantile
world. They ask for $4,000 damages.
Dr. E. Fl. Coates, who was recently &C
Quilted of the murder of DR.. A. B. Keith,
i'll st. Louis, has been placed in the insane
asylum.
The cigar factory and resid ence of o. J.
Farley, at Sedalia, was DESTROYED by fire
a few nights ago. The ock and house
hold goods We're saved. Fairley's loss is
1908: insured for $1,000. The dwelling
house of Prof. McHugh was damaged by
fire and water to the extent of 5000. In
cendiary.
Police Officer Mckinney, of st. Louis,
was attracted by peculiarly discordant
tones to the Chestnut street steps OF the
House of the Good Shepherd, a few nights
ago, and he there discovered couple Of
babes, evidently about month old. They
were dressed alike and when taken to the
Four courts were pronounced by Serge ant
Lang to be brother and sister. The little
waits were sent to st. AIMS Orphan
Asylum.
A gift of 5000 has been made to the
Mount Vernon Association by the sons of
the late Mrs. Robert Campbell, of ST.
Louis.
NIL. Wolf, of Bates County, has been
recommended to the Governor, and will
be appointed State mine inspector.
At a special meeting of the Pettis Couu-
ty Court fewfdays since, james O. Ran
iolph, letter carrier, was adjudged in
sane and removed to the asylum at ST.
Joseph. Randolph was reporter on the
Sedalia newspapers for several years,
and was very popular. Sickness is the
cause assigned for the misfortune that
has befallen him.
The large three story frame Touring
mill and wooden factory of o. Fl. Corbin &
Co.. at Liberty, Clay County, was de-
stroyed by fire a few days ago. The
building was built in the shape Of an L,
with a north and west frontage. The
north front was about 3ox50 feet, and was
occupied as Touring mill. 1t had butre-
Gently been remodeled at heavy ex-
pense.
Over a quarter of million dollars has
recently been subscribe toward increas-
ing the endowment of Washington Uni
versity, st. Louis.
The cornerstone of the new Mercantile
Library building IN st. Louis was laid
few days since by the venerable Henry
Shaw. E. o. Stanard delivered an ad-
dress.
AS the Chicago & Alton east-bound ex-
press was pulling out of Kansas City a
few DAYS ago, a well-dressed man with
his arm in sling was seen walking along
the track. The en- gineer whistled several
times, and as the man paid no attention,
tried to stop the train, but the engine
threw the poor fellow across the track
and moment later the head, arms and
legs were cut off, fragments or surgeons
splits clinging to one of the crushed arms,
indicating that it had been broken recent
ly. Absolutely nothing to identity the
man could be found.
George Fleming, one of the most popu
lar young business men in st. Joseph,
died few days since of conges ton of the
lungs
The Young Mems Christian Association
of independence has purchased 5Oxl56
feet on the southwest corner of South
Main and Kansas streets for s., 1913, upon
which the S25, 900 building, which has been
IN contemplation since the visit of NJ. C.
III. Yatman, of Newark, n. j., to that city,
in the interest of building for the as
sociation. The building COMMITTEES of the
association is now considering plans, and
work will be commenced at an early day.
Willie Hilton, aged seven years, was
drowned at Kansas City few days ago.
His mother and ten-year-old sister very
nearly shared his fate, they havin G
jumped into the river to save the little
fellow, and were with difficulty them
selves rescued.
st. Louis is the champion" city.
St Louis was aroused as never before
a few DAYS ago. Two fistlcuffs occurred
in one day Oae of the fights was on
the Board of Trade, between Robert Col.
son and Moses Fraley, two dealers; the
| other occurred in court, between w. T.
Macklin and J. B. Garesche, two at
| torneys.
| Early few mornings since a pair of
I boots and black stiff hat were found on
! ST. Louis wharfboat The captain OF
the steamer Greeley, who made the dis
! covery, took charge of the property.
The find is strongly suggestive of a case
/ of suicide, which is the theory OF the
| police.
| Inc hlSh-Uoned SI. Louis cluoS play oaA'
| for sweet charity's sake.
Alfred Jones, a well-known citizen OF
| Lafayette County, met with "a serious &C
| cident recently, which will in all proba-
| biity cost HIM his life, it having already
resulted in the loss Of one eye. MIR
| Jones was driving out to F. a. Young's te
join the Old Mans Club, which was meet
/ ing there. His horse took fright and rar
away, overturning the buggy and throw
| ing its occupant upon a barb Wire fence
One eye was pulled out and he was other
! wise lacerated and torn.
The st. Louis meat inspectors con
deInned during last week, go pounds o.
! pork, 40 pounds of mutton and 315 pounds
| of beef.
There were ia deaths and is births re-
| ported in st. Louis last week.